Shoe



June 12, 1923.

M. S. HESS sHoE f Filed ct, 22, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1 June 12, 1923. l 1,458,824

M. S. HESS SHOE Filed oct, 22, 1921 v2'sheeis-shee' 2 Patented June 12, 1923.

UNITED STATES MEYER s. nnss, OFBALTVIMORE, MARYLAND.

' Application led October 22, 1921. Serial No. 509,601.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that MEYER S. Huss, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, has invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a turned shoe of a construction wherein the sole may be completed prior to the turning of the shoe and in such a form as to render unnecessary the'subsequent introduction of a filler or insole asa means of nishing the interior of the shoe; to provide a shoe of the type indicated wherein the necessity for the use of a moisture absorbent ller, or element serving as a filler or insole, to protect the foot of the wearer'from contact with the rib formed by the stitch receiving groove at the inner surface of the mainor outer sole may be avoided; to provide a shoe of the type indicated wherein an increased thickness of the main'or outer sole maybe employed without preventing or increasing lthe difficulty of turning the shoe to provide a shoe of this type wherein an increased thickness of the main or outer sole lmay be secured by the supplemental use ofan inferior material as compared with that of the exterior surface or layer of the main or outer sole v to provide a shoe of this type having a laminated main or outer sole; to provide a shoe of this type having a main or outer sole which in proportion to its thickness is of increased flexibility in use; to provide a shoe of the type indicated having a reinforcing element for the main or outer sole which is moisture nonabsorbent and hence lis not subject to deterioration or distortion by the moistening of the leather of the sole preliminary and necessary to the operation of -turning the shoe; to provide a shoe of the type indicated wherein the ultimately inner reinforcement ofthe main or outer sole serves as a means of reinforcing the rib formed in the conr struction of the groove for the reception of the stitches by whichvthe upper is secured thereto.' v l With these and other related objects in view as will appear in the course of they folf lowing description the invention consists in a construction, combination and relation of parts of which a preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it

.mental or lreinforcing sole member as seen prior to` its application to the main sole member.

Figure is a sectional view showing'a slightly modified form of anchoring web or tape member. s

Figure 6 is a plan view of a portion of the iiller or inner sole element provided with the modified or continuousl form ofanchoring web or tape member shown in Figure 5.-

The main or outer sole member 10 as in the ordinary construction of turnedlshoes is grooved as at 11 to form the rib or feather 12 for the purpose of providing for the application of the stitches 13 which connect the upper 14 to the sole, vthe edge of the former occupying a position in the rabbet 15.

Disposed peripherally in'interlocking relation with the main or outer element 10v of thesole is an inner reinforcing element 15 of pliable material adapting it to bend with the main sole element lbut. having a rigidity `or stiffness approximating ythat of the leather of which themain or outer sole element is formed and consisting preferably of a moisture non-absorbent material such as a `iiller 16 of comminuted cork faced with fabric 17 offcanva's or the,equivalent.thereof.` The edges of this supplemental sole member which, in reference to'fthe inner surfaceof the rib or feather 12, performs the function o f a. filler are seated in .the stitch groove, being suitably reduced or tapered as, indicated at 1.8 for thatpurpose andbeng anchored to the rib under conditions permitting a limited longitudinal movement thereof relative to the main or outer sole element. There are various ways of accomplishing this anchoring of the filler or inner sole element of which one, shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 and in full lines in Figure a consists of comparatively narrow spaced webs or tapes 19 secured by stitching 2O to the under surface of the filler or sole element, looped around the edges of the latter and adapted to be engaged by the stitches 13 which serve to secure the upper to the rib of the main or outer sole element, said attaching webs or tapes being located near the front or toe end and the rear end of the filler or inner sole element, respectively and projecting laterally therefrom, so that the application of the upper attachingstitches serves to place the webs or tapes and hence the filler or inner sole element under a strain transverse to the length of the shoe to hold the filler in a flat and smooth condition and prevent displacement bodily, either longitudinally or transversely. An alternative form of the attaching or anchoring means for the filler or inner sole element, however, is shown in Figures 5 and 6, wherein a web or tape 19 secured by stitching 20 or any preferred equivalent means, extends continuously around the side and toe edges of the filler or inner sole element and projects beyond said edges to lie in contact with the inner surface of the rib or feather 12 for engagement as in V the previously described form by the stitches 13 which connect the shoe upper to the main or outer sole and hold the edges of the upper in the rabbet 15, the purpose and operation of the continuous web or tape being identica-l with those of the independent or separate webs or tapes, previously described and which in common with the continuous web or tape may be referred to as a marginal flexible web or tape member.

The supplemental filler or sole element 15 is positioned with its edges in the stitch receiving groove 11 prior to the stitching of the upper to the sole, and with the web or tape member 19 or 19', preferably arranged as shown doubled or looped upon themselves from the under surface of the supplemental sole element to which they are attached in contact with the inner surface of the rib 12 to which for convenience in positioning the parts and 'holding the supplemental sole member in place during the stitching opera.- tion may be .adhesively secured tok said inner surface of the rib, and as thefupper is stitched to the sole the stitches pass through the web or tape member and thus permanently and securely anchor the inner supplemental sole member against bodily displacement relative to the main or outer sole element.

Having completed the operation to this point the rib 12 may be cemented or adhesively secured in the position indicated in Figure 2 in contact with the exposed surface of the inner or supplemental sole element to complete the interlocking relation of the inner and outer sole elements, after which the shoe as in the ordinary practice may be softened by moisture and Aturned to cause the parts to assume the positions indicated in Figure 3 wherein a smooth and unbroken inner surface is presented for the reception if desired of a sock lining or the equivalent thereof which, however, being commonly used in the art is not herein shown.

The attachment of the inner or supplemental sole member to the outer or main sole element while ensuring a permanence of the relative positioning of these parts provides for a relative longitudinal yielding or sliding movement thereof which facilitates the turning of the shoe, so that as described a shoe may readily be turned whereas if provided with a single piece or 'single layer sole of the thickness of the combined outer and inner sole elements it could notV be turned. The arrangement indicated provides thus for the construction yof a turned shoe with a heavier or thicker sole than has vheretofore been possible, and also provides for utilizing as the inner or reinforcing filler or sole element a material of an inferior grade so far as cost is concerned, and vet by utilizing for such inner or supplemental filler or sole element a material which is non-absorbent, the moistening thereof in the preparation of the shoe for the turning operation does not result in deterioration or distortion, and after the shoe has been turned a smooth and unbroken interior surface is presented.

The material suggested as that suitable in the construction of the inner or supplemental filler or sole member, moreover is adapted to resist the moisture incident to the wearing of the shoe and insures a permanently smooth interior surface as ydist-inguished from that which is presented in the use of inner soles or fillers'of paper or paper compositions, now in common use in this connection, which are inserted after the shoe has been turned, and which can not be inserted prior thereto and which therefore can not be anchored positively to the outer sole as in the construction herein set forth, because of the injurious effect thereon of the moistening which is necessarily incident to the turning of the shoe.

Having described the invention,vwhat is claimed as new and useful is 1. A turned shoe having a laminated sole consisting of inner and outer layers of relatively stilf material which is bendable on transverse lines to permit of turning, the latter having a rib and groove, and the pel ripheral edge of the former being fitted yin the groove in contact with the base of the rib, andprovided with' kspaced .flexible attaching tabs secured to the rib.v

2.- A turned shoe having a laminated' sole consisting of inner and outer layers of rela- 5 tively stiff material which is bendable on v transverse lines to permit` of turning, the latter having a rib and groove, and the peripheral edgeof the formerbeing fitted in rib, and provided.k withv yspaced exible attaohing tbs engagedwbythe upper attaching stitches. vIn testimony whereof he aiXes his signature. .v

MEYER s. ESS. 

